When comparing Tribler vs Torch Browser, the Slant community recommends Torch Browser for most people. In the question“What are the best Torrent clients?”Torch Browser is ranked 19th while Tribler is ranked 23rd. The most important reason people chose Torch Browser is:

Torch supports sequential downloading that allows users to download files in sequential order. That means that media such as video or audio can be streamed a the same way it can be with any other streaming service.

Pros

Pro

Uses P2P onion routing to provide anonymity

Pro

No website needed to find torrents

Tribler has a built-in, extendable search.

Pro

Has a p2p search engine that can never be taken down

Pro

Free and ad-less

Tribler is free and completely ad-less.

Pro

Full-featured

Tribler covers basics such as Prioritization, Selective Downloading, DHT, PEX and Magnet URIs as well as Broadcatching and Search. It includes MSE/PE for security. It has graphical, web and command line interfaces. Has UPnP, NAT-PMP, NAT traversal for automatic router configuration. Has µTP data transfer protocol support. Even covers web seeding and embedded tracker. And it auto-updates.

Pro

Video-on-demand

Watch your videos while you download them.

Pro

Enables streaming media while it's downloading

Torch supports sequential downloading that allows users to download files in sequential order. That means that media such as video or audio can be streamed a the same way it can be with any other streaming service.

Pro

Combines a social media obsessed web browser with a BitTorrent client

Torch is a Chromium-based web browser designed for heavy consumers of social media. It includes a features such as a media grabber that is capable of downloading videos from video sharing sites such as YouTube or Vimeo, a built-in player that's capable of streaming media while it's still downloading and of course a download manager that's capable of handling torrents. And since it has the same backbone as Google's Chrome, Opera, Safari or Vivaldi browsers it safe to say that it's reliable and fast. It's also compatible with all Chrome add-ons.

Pro

Built-in search

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Cons

Con

Highly questionable developer competence

On December 2014, Yawning Angel did a casual code analysis and found a plethora of Tor protocol flaws and implementation issues calling in question their general quality assurance practices and code quality.

Con

Lacks IPv6 support

Con

No super-seeding

Super-seeding is an algorithm used to allow downloaders become uploaders quicker. Tribler lacks support for this functionality.

Con

No local peer discovery

Con

Files can't be downloaded sequentially

Sequential downloading can be used to stream media files such as video and audio while the download is still in progress. Transmission requires waiting until the complete file is downloaded before it's ready for use.

Con

No tracker exchange

Tracker exchange functionality allows peers to exchange information about trackers of a given file. It is another way of ensuring that the file is downloaded from the optimal source. Tribler lacks this functionality.

Con

Lacks NAT traversal support

Con

No UDP tracker transfer protocol support

Con

More memory usage since there is a browser running with it

Con

Unknown underlying technology

It is unclear what BitTorrent protocol features or extensions are supported by the browser.

Con

Ads

The development of Torch Browser is supported by ads placed within the browser.

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